Figure 5

Equilibrium structures of the HSS nanogel with dissolved guest chains under different conditions: (a) Diffusion of the guest chains into the swollen nanogel (ε₁ = 0.1, ε₂ = 0.1); (b) Locking of the guest chains in the cavity via collapsing of the inner shell (ε₁ = 1, ε₂ = 0.1); (c) ability of the HSS nanogel with collapsed inner shell to hold the chains in the cavity (ε₁ = 1, ε₂ = 0.1); (d) Release of the guest chains from the HSS nanogel after swelling of the inner shell (ε₁ = 0.1, ε₂ = 0.1). The number of simulation steps was 50 × 10⁶.